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Artificial or Not Artificial? That is the Question

Does it really matter if our foods have artificial food coloring in it? Read on and then I would love to hear what you think!

Rainbow of ColorsBy Holly Hedman

The other day, a friend from church asked if anyone knew of natural food coloring. This made me stop and think for moment. I could come up with a few alternatives to artificial dyes, but that was it. So, this sent me to the computer to do some research because I wanted a decent list of items to use and how to use them since I really never thought about food dyes before. We have truly been blessed with healthy kids and for that I thank God every day, but there are many people that are not as fortunate to be free of food allergies or have children that struggle with food allergies, for this is not an easy life.

Artificial food coloring has been around since the 1950’s.

Decades ago, food manufacturers started using artificial colors, because they were more stable then natural food coloring. In fact, artificial food dyes are made from PETROLEUM (yes, I said petroleum… a by-product of crude oil.

Click Here to finish learning about why you should not eat foods with artificial food coloring!

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